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ject, aud to make themselves familiar with the writ- 

 ings of Locke, Hartley, Priestley, and Reid. 



As an author, he has not left much behind him. 

 He sometimes wrote anonymous essays which were 

 published in the papers of the day, and others which 

 had his signature, appeared in the Transactions of the 

 College of Physicians, and in the printed volumes of 

 our Transactions. Among the latter is a paper in 

 which are detailed some very curious experiments on 

 the evaporation of ice. This subject has been since 

 ably developed by others, but it is believed that Wis- 

 tar was among the first who attracted to that object 

 the attention of the public. His most considerable 

 work is his system of Anatomy. Great literary works 

 are not to be accomplished, without more leisure 

 than is allowed to men engaged in extensive profes- 

 sional business. Yet such persons may do much for 

 the promotion of literature. And this was the case 

 with Wistar. What he could himself, he did, and 

 encouraged others to do more, who had more oppor- 

 tunity. His ardent zeal for science made him anx- 

 ious to promote it by all means and on all occasions. 

 His house was open to men of learning, both citi- 

 zens and strangers ; and there is no doubt that at the 

 weekly meetings, which took place under his hospita- 

 ble roof, were originated many plans for the advance- 

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